This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yBC.2ACI/530.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I do not know how Rice got it's name however I do know that town is very small. i have family from Rice Virginia. One minute you are in Rice and when you blink you are out of Rice. When you find out how Rice got it's name please let me know. Thanxs